Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈtɛsti/
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ˈtɛsti
Adjective
Easily annoyed, irritable.
Marked by impatience or ill humor.
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He made testy remarks.
More examples (1)
Otherwise, we could end up with a repeat of what happened with social media companies after the 2016 election — a collision of Silicon Valley power and Washington ignorance, which resulted in nothing but gridlock and testy hearings.
Adjective
easily irritated or annoyed
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an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen